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CVE-2000-0829

The tmpwatch utility in Red Hat Linux forks a new process for each directory level, which allows...

2.1 LowPublic exploit

The tmpwatch utility in Red Hat Linux forks a new process for each directory level, which allows local users to cause a denial of service by creating deeply nested directories in /tmp or /var/tmp/.

Exploit likelihood

0.98%Down 0.8 points since Feb 4, 2022
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What each source reports

NVD Score used 2.1

The tmpwatch utility in Red Hat Linux forks a new process for each directory level, which allows local users to cause a denial of service by creating deeply nested directories in /tmp or /var/tmp/.

Record
CVE-2000-0829
CVSS 2.0
2.1 LowAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The tmpwatch utility in Red Hat Linux forks a new process for each directory level, which allows local users to cause a denial of service by creating deeply nested directories in /tmp or /var/tmp/.

Record
CVE-2000-0829
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2000-0816 No score

The tmpwatch utility in Red Hat Linux forks a new process for each directory level, which allows local users to cause a denial of service by creating deeply nested directories in /tmp or /var/tmp/.

Record
EUVD-2000-0816
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8qqw-f9rj-2mrm No score

The tmpwatch utility in Red Hat Linux forks a new process for each directory level, which allows...

The tmpwatch utility in Red Hat Linux forks a new process for each directory level, which allows local users to cause a denial of service by creating deeply nested directories in /tmp or /var/tmp/.

Record
GHSA-8qqw-f9rj-2mrm
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
Exploit-DBRedHat Linux 6.1 i386 - Tmpwatch Recursive Write Denial of Service2000-09-09

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2000-0829 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.1) in Redhat Linux, published November 14, 2000. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.98%, the 62nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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